The lights are on.

The luxurious horse carriage drove out of the imperial palace walls and walked through the most prosperous streets in the capital.

Prince Jiang Kai sat in the carriage, clenched his fists, and looked at the colors outside from the window.

The pavilions and alleys, the eaves and buildings, and the beautiful buildings were quickly filled with beautiful buildings. The horses neighed on the streets and the scholars were like clouds. The ladies of wealthy families were sitting in the sedan and looked shyly, and the dancers in the brothels and restaurants were smiling gracefully.

This is the most beautiful and prosperous place in the world, except for Chang'an City.

And Jiang Du is the only heir of this place.

Is there a man in the world who doesn’t want to hold all of this in his own hands and become the only king here after seeing such a beautiful scenery that looks like a heavenly palace?

Jiang Du really wanted to get all this, and even wanted to go to Chang'an City, the capital of the Central Plains, to take a look in his lifetime.

But unfortunately, he can't even satisfy any irrelevant selfishness now, and he can't even protect an irrelevant person because he is not the master of this place.

Jiang Du didn't understand why his father asked him to kill Liu Wuye. A son of a merchant would not interfere with the overall situation at most. At most, the reputation of later generations was a little worse. As long as he could take care of the court carefully, why could not tolerate this flaw?

He dared not ask these questions, nor did his father answer them. He could only do his best to do what his father wanted, and did not dare to make any mistakes. This has been the case since childhood.

For the future throne, he must be cruel and cut off all obstacles, even the person he once cared about the most!

Jiang Du clenched his fists and his heart was full of twists and turns. Thinking about this was nothing more than giving himself a psychological comfort and finding a reason for "no poison, no husband."

The carriage walked through the streets and alleys and stopped outside a courtyard.

Jiang Du did not lift the curtain, but just waited quietly, and couldn't help but Zhang He.

Soon, Wang Jin ran in from the house, his face turned pale, and he lowered his head and did not dare to speak.

Jiang Du waited for a moment, noticed something was wrong, the entanglement and guilt in his heart instantly turned into anger on his face, and he picked up the curtain and said angrily:

"A mistake?"

Wang Jin's face was as white as paper, and he lowered his head and said hesitantly:

"Your Highness, Bamon and others ambushed in Yangshu Lake and have never returned. The young man sent people to inquire and found signs of war on the ground, but the body was missing and should have been sunk to the bottom of the water."

"Is Liu Wuye dead?"

Wang Jin shook his head: "I should not die if I can clean the battlefield afterwards, but the blood-stained iron claws left at the scene are considered seriously injured."

Jiang Du's face was gloomy and a little pale. If this matter was done, the father must have suspected that he had let Liu Wuye go in secretly. Even if he didn't seek personal gain, he could not handle such a small matter well, so why should he be an emperor?

"Didn't you say it's foolproof? Liu Wuye is not a contemporary martial artist. At most, he is comparable to Zuo Zhan. How could he fail?"

Wang Jin looked embarrassed: "From the footprints on the scene, there is no one person. There is also a house left in Lan Baozhai. Someone probably got the news from Lan Baozhai and went to Yangshu Lake to save the Liu surnamed..."

"He is only alone and has no friends at all. Who will save him?"

“…”

Wang Jin opened his mouth and had nothing to say.

Jiang Du's eyes were filled with anger, but he couldn't hide his anxiety. He thought for a while and said coldly:

"Go to investigate, you will see the corpse whenever you live. You must never let Liu Wuye appear again. Before you find someone, block the news. If it is passed into your father's ears, I will kill your nine clans!"

Wang Jin shivered. As a matchmaker, he could not afford to offend the ruler of Northern Qi. He hurriedly bowed and said that he was.

Jiang Du was confused and had nowhere to vent his emotions. He grabbed the teacup and smashed it on Wang Jin before he angrily putting down the curtain of the car.

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In the inn, the wind is calm.

Xiao Taohua suffered internal injuries and had been treated and conditioned. Her breath had been much smoother. She leaned against the bed and fell asleep.

After Xu Buling sent Xiaowan back to his room, he glanced at the door a few times, Chen Sining and Manzhi walked out and closed the door.

Zhu Manzhi had a jealousy smell in his eyes. He pouted and pulled Xu Buling for a moment, and said softly:

"This girl is not wearing any clothes. Young Master, don't watch it randomly. What should I do if something happens?"

Xu Buling looked at it clean on the banks of the Poplar Lake. The grass was sparse and the whiteness was covered with powder. He accidentally touched it twice. However, this kind of thing must be shameless. He pulled the branches to the next room and asked:

"Miss Chen, how is Xiao Taohua's injury?"

Chen Sining has a very stable style of dealing with things, and she has endless skills to save her life. It is impossible to heal her ordinary wounds. She smiled and said:

"Don't worry, although this little girl is a woman, she has a physical fitness that is similar to a young man. She didn't get hurt after two hammers. She only needed a few days to recover. She just touched the bones. This little girl was so talented that her future achievements might not be inferior to me."

Xu Buling felt a little relieved and nodded slightly: "That's good."

Zhu Manzhi was a little dissatisfied, and took Xu Buling's hand and muttered:

"Talent cannot determine future achievements. Lao Jia once said that practicing martial arts depends on destiny of heaven, and seven points rely on hard work. No matter how good the talent is, it is difficult to become a great person without hard work. Just like me, although the talent is good, it is not a little worse than Lao Chen when he sucks fishing and walks birds to shop in restaurants."

A little bit?

Chen Sining showed a bit of pride in her beautiful peach blossom eyes, and she joked:

"As you say that, Xu Bugongzi and I are only a little bit apart."

"Hey—The gap between me and you is much smaller than that between you and Mr. Xu. If you don't believe me, let's testify? Mr. Xu."

Xu Buling was in front of him, how could he look at the beaten tree? He shook his head and smoothed out the situation:

"Okay, go to bed early. You have to go back in a few days. The car is exhausted on the road for a month and a half, and you have to take good care of your energy in advance."

Zhu Manzhi hummed softly, pushed open the door and walked into the room.

Chen Sining followed closely behind, but when the door closed, hesitated a little.

Xu Buling stood outside the door and was about to turn around and lick Xiaowan. Seeing this, he stopped again and turned around and said:

"Is there anything else?"

"oh……"

Chen Sining didn't know why she was hesitating for a moment. She blinked her moving eyes. Before she could think of what to say, Zhu Manzhi behind her spoke cleverly:

"Si Ning has something to say to you. I have been holding it in for a whole day. Mr. Xu, please chat with her alone."

Xu Buling nodded slightly and raised his hand to signal: "Let's go."

“…”

Chen Sining opened her mouth, nodded by a stranger, walked out and closed the door, followed Xu Buling to the side of the window.

The night is quiet, and people come and go outside the window, and the hanging lanterns are printed in the inn with confusing light and shadow.

Xu Buling stood in front of the window, looked at the scenery outside, and said with a smile:

"Thank you for helping Xiaowan and Manzhi these days. You and I have always met each other. Just say something, don't keep it in your heart."

What can I say...

Chen Sining was a little embarrassed and had no idea why she ran over tonight. She whispered:

"Well... it's just... it's nothing. I just didn't sleep well last night and had a dream. I dreamed that something happened to Mr. Xu and I was worried about Mr. Xu's safety."

Something happened to me?

Xu Buling frowned. He heard it clearly last night. Chen Sining hummed, um, ahhh, what could happen to him?

Is your waist too strong?

"Uh, right, what exactly is it?"

Chen Sining made up the scene randomly, and felt a little panicked. After hesitating for a while, he said seriously:

"I dreamed that Mr. Xu and I entered the cave together. The young master was entangled by vines. I cut the vines hard, but I couldn't save Mr. Xu. Meng Yuxin was born. My martial arts were indeed too far away from Mr. Xu. If Mr. Xu was really in danger, it would probably be the same, so he had such a dream. Especially now, the young master is surrounded by a group of old, weak, sick and disabled people, so he should pay attention to safety."

"The elderly, weak, sick and disabled?"

Xu Buling blinked, not sure why.

Chen Sining's face froze and quickly explained:

"Mori is talking nonsense, old Chen, weak branch, sick and lingering flowers, and they are just talking."

“…”

Xu Buling thought about it carefully, it was true.

He shook his head and returned to the dream:

"Are you sure I was entangled by the vines, and you came to save me, instead of whipping me with a whip?"

"Um?"

Chen Sining blinked her beautiful eyes, looked down at the whip behind her waist, and shook her head:

"How could I beat the young master? I would never dream of it."

Xu Buling curled the corners of his mouth and looked up and down at Chen Sining, who looked like a flowery girl:

"That's wrong. I'm tied up. Miss Chen cuts the vines to save me. How could she say something like 'It's so comfortable'? It sounds like I'm whipping you with a whip."

??!

Chen Sining widened her eyes, her eyes full of surprise and incredibleness, and her face turned red in an instant, quickly spreading to her neck, and then it turned white again.
To be continued...